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  • Tom Shepard avatar

    How To Test The Voices You Hear Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Apr 25, 2007
    based on 68 ratings
     | 19,795 views

    This is the third sermon in the series: Communicating with God. The sermon gives seven filters for testing the voices you here.

    Communicating With God: How To Test The Voices You Hear Today we are continuing our series “Communicating With God.” Last week we are looked at “How To Recognize God’s Voice” and we found that God speaks through The Bible, through Fellow Believers and through Our Thoughts. Two weeks ago we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    Testing, Testing, 1-2-3 Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 11, 2007
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     | 4,759 views

    How do we "test the spirits", and what does that say about our identity as God’s people?

    Testing, Testing, 1-2-3: 1 John 4:1-6 The People Of God: Studies in 1 John November 6, 2005 Intro: It is good to be back after a couple of weeks vacation, and I really mean that! We had a good time away as a family, enjoyed our trip, and created some great memories. It was good timing for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Shawn Drake avatar

    Walking In Correctness (Concerning The Holy Spirit) Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Sep 23, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,261 views

    This is the 7th study in the study "Light In The Darkness".

    WALKING IN CORRECTNESS (CONCERNING THE HOLY SPIRIT) 1 John 4:1-6 How do we know that Christianity is the correct faith? How do we know we worship the correct God? How do we know that Jesus is the only way to Heaven? It is easy to give answers such as, ¡§That¡¦s just how it is¡¨, or ¡§Just ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Eddie Snipes avatar

    Heresies Confronted By The Early Church Series

    Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Oct 2, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 16,829 views

    Many modern errors stem from the early heresies. This study looks at what the teachers of heresy believed and how the church refuted these doctrines.

    Heresies and Heretics in the Early Church Early church fathers focused much energy on refuting heretical views that infiltrated the church. The majority of the Trinity quotes were written in response to heresy being taught within the church. A heresy is simply a doctrine that strays from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Discerning The Spirits

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Nov 29, 2012
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     | 9,425 views

    Never swallow someone’s line just because he uses terms of the Christian faith. False teachers are popular with the world because they tell people what they want to hear. Here John warns the Christians who faithfully teach God’s Word will not win any popu

    OPENING ILLUSTRATION: In an unethical selling technique called the bait-and-switch method, a retailer lures customers into his store by advertising a well-known product at a very low price. When the buyer asks to purchase it, however, he is told that it is out of stock. The salesperson then tries ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Becoming Discerning & Wise Series

    Contributed by Scott Brewer on Aug 12, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,800 views

    Discerning what is of God and who is of God is the responsibility of every Christ follower.

    An Incarnational, Missional People “Becoming Discerning & Wise” 1 John 4:1-6 How do you feel about tests? Some people like tests and the challenge of proving themselves or showing what they know. Most of us don’t like tests for the fear of looking foolish or ignorant. Recently a college professor ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Litmus Test Of Fellowship Series

    Contributed by Brien Sims on Jun 17, 2008
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     | 3,558 views

    Ask why in today’s world. Make sure what you see and hear is part of what God wants. If it isn’t, don’t have anything to do with it. The Holy Spirit was given to help us with this. We can pass the test with Him.

    How many of you really take what the news says at face value? I don’t know about you but I don’t trust the news people any further than I can throw them. Something always seems fishy to me about how they report certain events and how they twist the angle of the news to suit their purpose. If they ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Are You Dealing With The Right Spirit?

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Jul 15, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,540 views

    What we have before us is a critical passage from the standpoint that it is important to discern the spirits. Whenever anyone comes to know Christ as Savior, they are immediately transported into a relationship with God... The Holy Spirit of God is our a

    ARE YOU DEALING WITH THE RIGHT SPIRIT? 1 John 4:1-6 INTRODUCTION: What we have before us is a critical passage from the standpoint that it is important to discern the spirits. Whenever anyone comes to know Christ as Savior, they are immediately transported into a relationship with God. It is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lesson 5: How To Test The Spirits

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Dec 6, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
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    Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

    A. TEN THINGS WE CAN KNOW ABOUT ERROR “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Doug Koehler avatar

    The Hurting Person's Guide To Recovery: Test All Spirits!

    Contributed by Doug Koehler on May 8, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,370 views

    This is a story about an individuals great trials and what God says to her, to us, to restore us and give us hope.

    1 John 4: 1-11 (12-21) Remember: Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. One day Sara Jones woke up and felt completely lost. For weeks she was heading down a path full of sorrow, loneliness and ultimate insecurity but, up until this day she was able to hold onto some sort of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Christopher Martin avatar

    Testing The Spirits-The Vision Of Ministry Of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church

    Contributed by Christopher Martin on May 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,624 views

    A sermon for the 5th Sunday of Easter, Series B preached 5/10/2009 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa.

    Easter 5A 1 John 4:1-11 “Testing the Spirits and The Vision of Ministry of OSLC” 5/10/2009 Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Audubon, Iowa In our Epistle reading for this morning, we hear St. John, the last living Apostle, tell the church of his day: “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Distinguishing Reality From Fantasy Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Feb 24, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,548 views

    John shows us an easy and effective way to evaluate if a Christian teaching is real or fantasy.

    In the late 1980’s I was interviewing at various corporations in the San Francisco Bay Area for a position in one of the fast track executive programs that were being offered to recent college graduates, of which I was one. In many of these corporations I would go through a series of interviews ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dr.W.Samuel Legon avatar

    We Must Try The Spirits To Be Sure

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jul 18, 2011
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    We must know the right spirit to follow when serving the Lord.

    WE MUST TRY THE SPIRITS TO BE SURE 1st John 4: 1Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Too many people do not try the spirits to be sure where they come ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Rickman avatar

    Understanding God's Will For Your Life

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Jun 26, 2010
     | 4,177 views

    One way to know God's will for your life is to believe His word.

    June 27, 2010 Morning Worship Text: 1 John 4:1-7 Subject: Testing the Spirits Title: Understanding God’s Will for Your Life You have heard me talk in the past about George Mueller – a great man of faith from the nineteenth century. George Mueller was a man who knew the word of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Larry Wilson avatar

    Sixteen Signs Of A True Believer Part 7 Series

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 10, 2010
     | 3,997 views

    Sermon 11 in the series, "Things that Accompany Salvation." These sermons focus on the Apostle John's evidences of genuine faith as expressed in 1 John. This sermon: The Compatibility Test. Am I hearing the message from God in the messages of men?

    Series: Things That Accompany Salvation Hebrews 6:9 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. Message 11: Sixteen Signs of a True Believer (Part VII) (2 Cor. 13:5; 1 Jn. 4:1-6) 2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist